Sikou Niakaté
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sikou Niakaté | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Valenciennes (on loan from Guingamp) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2006 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | ||
2006–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2013–2015 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
2015–2016 | Évreux | ||
2016–2017 | Valenciennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Valenciennes | 31 | (0) |
2018– | Guingamp | 0 | (0) |
2018– | → Valenciennes (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | France U19 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:26, 1 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2018 |
Sikou Niakaté (born 10 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for French club Valenciennes, on loan from En Avant de Guingamp.
Club career
Niakaté made his professional debut for Valenciennes FC in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Nîmes Olympique on 31 July 2017, making his appearance at the age of 18.[1][2]
On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Niakaté joined Ligue 1 side En Avant de Guingamp on a five-year contract. He was immediately loaned back to Valenciennes for the remainder of the season.[3]
International career
Niakaté was called up to the France national under-17 football team in December 2015, becoming the first player in Évreux FC 27 history to do so.[4] Niakaté was called up to the Mali national football team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Gabon.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2016/2017 - Week 31 - Nîmes Olympique / Valenciennes FC". www.ligue1.com.
- ↑ "Sikou NIAKATé - Football : la fiche de Sikou NIAKATé (Valenciennes)".
- ↑ "Sikou Niakaté (Valenciennes) signe cinq ans à Guingamp". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "Evreux Football Club 27 - articles - Sikou NIAKATE convoqué en équipe de France". www.efc27.com.
- ↑ "Mondial 2018 : la liste du Mali pour le Gabon - Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com.
- ↑ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Gabon-Mali - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
External linls
- Sikou Niakaté at Soccerway
- Sikou Niakaté – French league stats at LFP
- Sikou Niakaté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- FFF Profile
- Valenciennes Profile